Everybody should read that post carefully, and then make sure we're here to EDUCATE and help rather than attack, I think. =>
Not that anybody is, but just a friendly reminder that we should all play nice... especially since the mods just had their hands full yesterday, LOL.

She's 3 1/2. This will be her first litter. She's got a PPD and a BH, and will soon go SchH1. She's got so many V's and VA's in her pedigree I think I'm looking at a saw blade.

The only caveat that could kill this breeding is that her xrays are still at OFA. If they come back clear, it's ON! lol (edit- I'm not worried, all her ancestors are mostly a-normal with a few a-fast normals)

dogs aren't made on paper. I've come across more V and VA dogs that I wouldn't even think of breeding. PPD cert??? by who??? BH is not a breeding title, it's a temperment and ob certificate.

When it comes to working dogs I don't necessarily think they all need to be schH titled, that is if you have been around a long time and now how to test the dogs and really pressure them and know what type to breed to what type

But for the most part the GSD has gotten to where it was because of a standard and by people really following that standard. No need to bring up American showlines or west german showlines because a lot don't follow the standard or just pay it lip service. Making your own standard is not the way to go IMO